 
Back in June 2011 All Time Low released their
forth studio album ‘Dirty Work’ on
Interscope and just a few months after the release
All Time Low announced that they had parted ways
with Interscope and resigned with Hopeless Records,
and now a mere 16 months after the release of
‘Dirty Work’ All Time Low are set
to release their fifth studio album ‘Don’t
Panic’ which they somehow found time to
write and record in-between touring the world
over many times in support of ‘Dirty Work’.
‘Don’t Panic’ finds All Time
Low back on track after a very average sounding
forth studio, don’t get me wrong ‘Dirty
Work’ had its fair share of decent tracks
and guest appearances to boost the album but there
was way more filler than there was killer tracks
but after listening to ‘Don’t Panic’
a couple of times I can confirm that the album
runs solidly without a dull moment in sight.
The album opens with ‘The Reckless And The
Brave’ a track which All Time Low gave away
as a free download back in June to give their
fans a taste of their new material and new found
sound, the track is extremely energetic and infectious
and is such a perfect opening track to such a
solid sounding album as it sounds a lot different
from the bands earlier material yet they also
manage to keep true to themselves in the way that
the track is a big radio friendly number which
is easily going to have a regular spot at future
All Time Low gigs.
‘Backseat Serenade’ starts off slow
but when the chorus kicks in you just know that
you are listening to All Time Low as Alex Gaskarth’s
infectious vocals take you on a mega catchy ride,
‘If These Sheets Were States’ is a
perfectly crafted pop-punk number where everything
just fits into place nicely with the lyrics getting
lodged into your head within seconds, ‘Somewhere
In Neverland’ is yet another great sounding
pop-punk track which reminds me very much of early
New Found Glory.
‘So Long Solider’ along with ‘The
Reckless And The Brave’ is the stand out
track on the album as it opens up with some great
instrumental work including some heavy guitar
riffs which is quite rare when it comes to the
music of All Time low, lyrically the song tells
the story of Gaskarth’s move from England
to America which hardcore fans of the band will
find very interesting and overall the song is
a solid listen.
‘The Irony Of Choking On A Lifesaver’
opens with lyrics of “Stop fucking around
with my emotions” and features Gaskarth
crooning “Why can’t you just be happy
for me” throughout the pop-tastic which
has more bounce than a Mexican jumping bean.
I do question how All time Low found time to write
and record ‘Don’t Panic’ as
they have been touring solidly since the release
of ‘Dirty Work’, so maximum kudos
go out to them as not only have they released
their fifth album so soon after their forth but
they have come back with a collection of songs
that is up there with the likes of their or even
slightly better than their ‘Nothing Personal’
album.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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